Hibbard Inshore

02/09/2024

Hibbard Inshore recently completed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection of a 4,000ft potable water pipe. This allowed the system to stay in service and continue to provide local residents with clean water without interrupting their service. All equipment that entered the water adhered to strict AWWA standards for potable water. The ROV was equipped with forward-looking multibeam imaging sonar, profiling sonar, and a tilt-mounted HD camera, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of the tunnel condition.

01/16/2024

We're excited to have been part of this record breaking tunnel inspection project in South America! We look forward to continuing to innovate and to push the limits of underwater robotic inspection and repair technologies.

Hibbard Inshore sets a new World Record for underwater tunnel inspections of 15.9 km (9.9 miles) with our Sabertooth AUV/ROV! This comes only weeks after… | 10 comments on LinkedIn

08/11/2022

In the world of Great Lakes research, the start of winter traditionally signals the end of fieldwork for the year…This break leads to a several-month gap in most of GLERL’s field data, but th…

07/08/2021

⚫️Hibbard Inshore recently completed a 22.7km inspection of the Tala Hydropower Plant headrace tunnel and a 6.5km inspection of the Chhukha Hydropower Plant headrace tunnel with our Saab Sabertooth AUV/ROV system for Druk Green Power in Bhutan. The Sabertooth provided 3D multibeam profiling, and forward-looking imaging sonar data in both tunnels.

⚫️During the longer Sabertooth inspections our smaller LBV ROV system provided underwater video of the penstocks, desilting chambers, surge shafts, gates and their guides.

⚫️The primary objective of this inspection was to provide data on the current conditions of each structure and look for any signs of damage, sedimentation, or liner damage. The data collected from this inspection will be utilized to determine the current condition and whether maintenance or remediation tasks would need to be performed as a result of the findings.

⚫️In 2011, Hibbard Inshore inspected the headrace tunnel of Chhukha, including its intake structures, desilting chambers, head race tunnel, surge shaft, pressure shaft and penstocks. During the same year, the Hibbard inspected the Tala surge shaft and found two holes at the bottom of surge shaft, which we were able to provide an ROV option for plugging. (Link?)

⚫️The Chhukha Hydropower Plant has an installed capacity of 336 MW and was commissioned between 1986 to 1988 while Tala Hydropower Plant has an installed capacity of 1020MW and was commissioned between July 2007 to March 2008.

⚫️Hibbard Inshore is proud to work with our partner Druk Green Power in providing inspections for their Hydropower Plants, and look forward to the continued use of their water conducting systems in the future!

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⚫️Contact Hibbard Inshore today for inspections of your water infrastructure:
P: 248-745-8456
E: [email protected]
www.hibbardinshore.com

05/14/2021

🔹We are extremely excited to be part of the upcoming US Navy Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) Demonstration project where Hibbard Inshore will remotely operate our Saab Sabertooth AUV over the course of several weeks.

🔹For the demonstration,​Hibbard Inshore will provide a subsea docking station and charger to interface with C-Power​'s SeaRAY power system which will convert wave energy to both power and provide data transmission services​ for Hibbard Inshore's Sabertooth AUV.​

🔹The demonstration will include sensing systems from ​partners BioSonics, 2G Robotics, R2Sonic, and​NOAA. The AUV and sensing systems will live underwater during the deployment without operator​s or ​a vessel resident onsite.

🔹Throughout the course of the demonstration, the vehicle will be programmed remotely for varying missions.

☑️For further information, please see the following link: https://www.saabseaeye.com/news/water-powered-sabertooth-cuts-co2

C-Power
https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-power1/

Contact information:
e-mail: [email protected]
cell: +1.248.891.5019

☑️Partner Links:

🌐Saab Seaeye:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/saab-seaeye-ltd./

🌐BioSonics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biosonics-inc/about/

🌐2G Robotics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2g-robotics-inc/

🌐R2Sonic: https://www.linkedin.com/company/r2sonic/

🌐NOAA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/noaa/

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05/04/2021

Leak Repair in a Hydroelectric Power Dam Tunnel.

While regular underwater inspection is usually part of the standard maintenance plan for aging hydroelectric facilities, it is less common for a plan to be in place to inspect newer assets. Conducting inspections on new dams after plant commissioning can identify premature wear or leaks.



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05/04/2021

Wishing Jim Hibbard a very happy birthday today! We thank you for your dedication and commitment to this company. Jim founded Hibbard Inshore in 1984 and has passed on his passion for ROV inspection to his two twin sons, Jay and Brad who are current owners of the company. Today, Hibbard Inshore is doing inspections hydroelectric dams and admiralty inspections, along with inspections for outfalls and intakes for water, sewer, industrial, and power plants all across the globe.

May the 4th be with you!

03/29/2021

Please check out some of the robotic vehicles Hibbard Inshore uses to collect data during our inspections.

03/29/2021

All over the world, Hibbard Inshore provides tunnel inspections services using remotely operated vehicles for our clients. Check out this video which gives an overview of our 3D tunnel inspection services with the Saab Sabertooth.

11/30/2018

A Hibbard Inshore ROV was used with HD Video and Dye Injection to inspect for leaks in a high pressure tunnel.

06/28/2015

02/12/2015

Dam Services Interview at Hydrovision International